labor/economy

09:50

Young women in Gaza struggle to survive amid the harsh economic conditions caused by the war and siege. Most of them earn a living by working as childcare workers or distributing aid.

09:09

Women displaced from Girê Spî to Raqqa have created job opportunities for themselves to maintain their lives.

10:32

Farmers in Sardasht started black grape harvest in hope; however, the harvest ended in crisis because companies have stopped purchasing.

12:15

Women of Deir ez-Zor keep growing cotton despite all the difficulties caused by climate change and the ongoing attacks.

14:20

About 100 women, who participate in the Demsal Project launched by the Kongra Star Economy Committee in the town of Tirbespiyê, provide agricultural and dairy products to the people of the town.

11:09

“Women should participate in the labor force,” said Bêrîvan Elî, who has achieved her economic independence by opening a small shop in the city Amuda.

14:20

Ibtîhal Mehmûd (34), a woman who has started her own handicraft business in Til Şiîr, a village in Qamishlo’s Tirbespiyê (Al-Qahtaniyah) town, call on women to learn how to make handicrafts in order to preserve their culture.

12:37

“Links of Solidarity”, a project started by the Cooplus Association in the city of Temara, Morocco, aims to promote women’s economic empowerment.

10:20

Agriculture projects started by Afrin-Shahba Agricultural Council create employment opportunities for displaced people of Afrin and the people of Shahba.

15:20

Şarifa Haddadi, a resident of Eastern Kurdistan’s Marivan city, has earned a living for her family by selling flat bread to tourists on the shores of Lake Zrewar for 15 years. She thinks women should stand on their own feet.

09:41

“We go to sleep thinking about the cost of living. People are condemned to starvation,” say women artisans in Dersim, who struggle not to take down the shutters due to the economic crisis.

13:25

Due to the lack of job opportunities in Sardasht, women have to travel 200 kilometers by using old minibuses to harvest chickpeas in the cities of Mahabad and Bukan despite poor working conditions.

09:54

Şîlan Ehmed, who opened a restaurant called “The Kitchen of Şîlan” in Qamishlo in 2022, calls on women to participate in the labor force in order to achieve their economic independence and support economic development.

11:15

Ethra Bihnan, a physically disabled woman living in the city of Qamishlo, designs and sells decorative objects for parties. She recommends all women to use every opportunity and reveal their creativity.

11:37

4,000 fruit trees have been planted in the Melemerze village of Dêrik (Al-Malikiyah) as part of the “Jiyan (Life) Project” launched by the Women’s Economy. The project will turn into a women’s cooperative when the trees start fruiting next year.

11:24

The bakery project called “Tenûra Îştar” started by Kongra Star Economy Committee in Washokani camp aims to provide employment to displaced women living in the camp.

10:18

The Women's Committee of the Laborers’ Union of North and East Syria aims to prevent the exploitation of women’s labor and create new job opportunities for women.

10:37

“We cannot find semolina due to its high price,” said Radhya Rafrafi, who has been earning a living by selling kesra bread on a road in Chebika, a mountain oasis in Tunisia’s Kairouan Governorate, for 16 years.

09:35

Despite all the criticism, three friends did not give up and opened a café in the ancient city of Tyre in Lebanon. “Women should struggle to achieve their dreams,” they say.

09:10

12 cooperatives started by Kongra Star Economy Committee have developed projects in Til Temir to provide employment to women and strengthen the local economy.